Is it worth another $30?

[Legion2005]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130202

I was just wondering if that MSI has anything that'd make it about as good as the evga. I see the MSI has DDR3, now would that make a big difference? Im not looking to overclock of mod it at all, everthing would be stock. What do you guys think?

[AsusLover]

well seeing how the 6600gt has 128bit memory, and the 6800 has 256 bit memory i would go with the 6800. Thats not the only reason for my choice, you have a chance to unlock pipes on the 6800 and it will out perform the 6600gt. Not saying that the 6600gt is a bad card, it's just the 6800 should beat it in just about everything it does.

[brakezone]

I have the evga6800 with 128mb so its basically the same model. I volt modded it to 1.5v and had it clocked to 430mhz core 800mhz memory. With a 6600GT you'd have you get the memory to 1.4ghz before its bandwidth would be comparable to the 6800nu's memory at 700mhz (stock setting). Thats because the 6800 has 256-bit memory interface while 6600 has a 128-bit.

At 430 mhz it scored 11700 3dmark03 on this system. The cards tempurature was very hot 88c on stock cooling with arctic silver but had no artifacts at that speed. I don't keep it at that speed on stock cooling I keep it 390/800 so the temps stay in the 70's. If i could cool the card better it would probably score a good bit higher at 430mhz in 3dmark03

[Superjed]

Yea, get the 6800 over the 6600gt.

[Susquehannock]

Agree ... 6800 all the way.